Best Betrayal Literature & Fiction Audiobooks

The Godfather

The Godfather • Book 1

by Mario Puzo

Narrated by Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna's performance captures both the intimacy of family dinners and the brutality of Corleone business dealings. His narration honors Puzo's epic scope while highlighting the personal costs of power, tradition, and revenge in America's most infamous crime family.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

Narrated by Jennifer Kim, Julian Cihi

Sam and Sadie's friendship evolves through video game creation, with dual narrators Jennifer Kim and Julian Cihi reflecting the story's multiple perspectives on art and ambition.

Kin: Oprah's Book Club

by Tayari Jones

Narrated by Angel Pean, Ashley J. Hobbs

Motherless daughters Vernice and Annie, raised in Louisiana, reunite after years apart when tragedy strikes, their lifelong friendship explored through Angel Pean and Ashley J. Hobbs' compelling dual narration.

Worthy

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Narrated by Nick Podehl, Tanya Eby

Nineteen years after tragedy destroyed their first chance at love, Virginia and Aaron must confront what went wrong. Dual narrators Podehl and Eby handle the emotional weight with remarkable sensitivity.

Evidence of the Affair

Reidverse

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Narrated by Julia Whelan, George Newbern, James Daniels, Dara Rosenberg

Two strangers discover their spouses are having an affair through a mistakenly delivered package in this epistolary short story. Four narrators handle the emotional correspondence between the betrayed partners.

Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife

A Hustler's Wife • Book 3

by Nikki Turner

Narrated by Bahni Turpin

Corporate attorney Yarni wants husband Des to abandon street life for his calling as a pastor, especially after someone tries to kill him, but Des can't leave the game behind. Bahni Turpin captures both Yarni's desperation and Des's internal conflict between salvation and streets.

These Summer Storms

by Sarah MacLean

Narrated by Julia Whelan

MacLean ventures into contemporary fiction with the wealthy Storm family's reckoning during one explosive week in New England. Julia Whelan captures the tension as Alice returns home to confront long-buried family secrets.

The Mothers

by Brit Bennett

Narrated by Adenrele Ojo

Seventeen-year-old Nadia's secret abortion ripples through a tight-knit black church community, where the church mothers watch and judge every choice their children make.

Laughter in the Dark

by Vladimir Nabokov, John Banville

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Nabokov's tale of respectable Albinus abandoning his wife for a young mistress who doesn't love him back ends predictably in disaster. The author's dazzling prose style creates beauty from this sordid story.

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

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by Dawnie Walton

Narrated by Janina Edwards, Bahni Turpin, James Langton, André De Shields, Dennis Boutsikaris, Steve West, Gabra Zackman, full cast

The Robber Bride

by Margaret Atwood

Narrated by Bernadette Dunne

Zenia, a demonic villainess, systematically destroys the lives of three friends—Tony, Charis, and Roz—by stealing their men and shattering their trust. Bernadette Dunne's narration brings depth to Atwood's complex exploration of female friendship and betrayal.

The English Patient

by Michael Ondaatje

Narrated by Jennifer Ehle

And the Mountains Echoed

by Laura Leblanc

Narrated by Khaled Hosseini, Navid Negahban, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Hosseini weaves multi-generational family bonds across Afghanistan and beyond, exploring how love and sacrifice echo through time. The ensemble cast brings distinct voices to each interconnected story.

The Return of the Native

by Thomas Hardy, Alexander Theroux

Narrated by Steven Pacey

Hardy sets his tragic romance on the wild Egdon Heath, where Eustacia Vye's passionate dreams clash with rural reality. Steven Pacey navigates the Victorian prose while capturing each character's deep longing for escape.

A Word Child

by Iris Murdoch

Narrated by Simon Prebble

Civil servant Hilary Burde's orderly life shatters when his former victim becomes his department head, reopening old wounds. Simon Prebble navigates Murdoch's psychological complexity with measured precision.

Self-Portrait with Boy

by Rachel Lyon

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Julia Whelan's performance captures the unbearable tension of a woman torn between artistic ambition and moral ruin—she makes you feel the weight of Lu's impossible choice in every pause.

Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God

God in Three Classic Scriptures

by Jack Miles

Narrated by Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner's measured, intellectual delivery transforms Miles's radical theological argument into something genuinely gripping—the audiobook format lets you absorb this provocative reinterpretation of Christ without getting lost in the scholarship.

The Red and the Black

by Stendhal, Roger Gard

Narrated by Davina Porter

Davina Porter's crisp, intelligent narration cuts through Stendhal's psychological labyrinth, making his 19th-century social climbing saga feel urgently modern and deeply human.

Gravesend

Gravesend • Book 1

by William Boyle

Narrated by Alan Carlson

Ray Boy emerges from prison after 16 years to face Conway, whose brother died because of Ray's actions. The Brooklyn setting comes alive through Alan Carlson's authentic delivery of these broken, revenge-haunted characters.

Hello Girls

by Brittany Cavallaro, Emily Henry

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Julia Whelan's dual narration captures the raw urgency of two girls escaping impossible homes—her performance makes their desperation feel immediate and real, not melodramatic.

Charming Billy

by Alice McDermott

Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

McDermott's National Book Award winner explores how Irish-American families construct beautiful lies to protect each other from devastating truths. Barrie Kreinik captures the lyrical melancholy perfectly.

The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, & The Lady of Camellias

by Alexandre Dumas, Anton Lesser, Dan Stevens, Iain Glen, Jane Laporaire, Robert Glenister, Ruth Wilson, Timothy Spall, Toby Jones, Jamie Glover, Alexandre Dumas fils

Narrated by Anton Lesser, Dan Stevens, Iain Glen, Jane Laporaire, Robert Glenister, Ruth Wilson, Timothy Spall, Toby Jones